Apparatus for automated driving
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSuzuka KONDO, Ryo HASHIMOTO
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Abstract
The apparatus for automated driving includes a processor configured to: determine whether a change of a travel condition or a controller of a vehicle that is being automatically driven is necessary; when the change is necessary, detect a predetermined feature that is visible to a driver, predetermined notification that is recognizable to the driver, or a predetermined situation around the vehicle; and when the feature, the notification or the situation is detected, control the vehicle so as to make the change, or notify the driver of the change with a notifying device.
Claims7
An apparatus for automated driving, comprising a processor configured to:
- determine whether a change of a travel condition or a controller of a vehicle that is being automatically driven is necessary;
- when the change is necessary, detect a predetermined feature that is visible to a driver, predetermined notification that is recognizable to the driver, or a predetermined situation around the vehicle;
- and
- when the feature, the notification or the situation is detected, control the vehicle so as to make the change, or notify the driver of the change with a notifying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.